θεραπευτής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεραπεύω (therapeúō, I wait on, attend, serve, cure) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).

Noun

θερᾰπευτής • (therăpeutḗsm (genitive θερᾰπευτοῦ); first declension

  1. One who waits upon another; attendant.
    1. worshiper (who waits upon a deity)
    2. courtier (who waits upon a ruler)
    3. medical attendant (who waits upon someone who's ill)

Inflection

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Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs).[1] By surface analysis, θεραπεύω (therapévo) +‎ -τής (-tís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θe.ɾa.peˈftis/
  • Hyphenation: θε‧ρα‧πευ‧τής

Noun

θεραπευτής • (therapeftísm (plural θεραπευτές, feminine θεραπεύτρια)

  1. therapist
  2. healer (one who heals)

Declension

Declension of θεραπευτής
singular plural
nominative θεραπευτής (therapeftís) θεραπευτές (therapeftés)
genitive θεραπευτή (therapeftí) θεραπευτών (therapeftón)
accusative θεραπευτή (therapeftí) θεραπευτές (therapeftés)
vocative θεραπευτή (therapeftí) θεραπευτές (therapeftés)

References

  1. ^ θεραπευτής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language